Improvement in plows



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A. W. TUCKER. Plow.

No. 220,446. Patented Oct. 7,1879.

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A. W. TUCKER. Plow.

No. 220,446. Patented 061.11879.

UNITED si PATENT -O'FFIOE ARGYLE W. TUCKER, OF WAXAHAOHIE, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE F. ALFORD,

OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

IMPROVEM ENT IN* PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 220,446, dated October 7, 1879; application led July 1,8, 1879.

To all whom tt may concern:l

Be it known thatl, ARGYLE W. TUCKER,

I of W'axahachie, in the county of Ellis and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

` My invention relates tosulky-plows; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, Figure lis a plan View, and Fig. 2 a side elevation, of a sulkyplow embodying my improvements. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, and Fig. et a detail view, ot' my invention.

A represents the frame of the sulky, constructed substantially as shown, or in any other suitable manner that will make the lsame strong and durable, and at the same time light. B is the tongue, adjustably secured to the frame by suitable fastening devices. C is the drivers seat, attached to a circle-spring, D, which is fastened by a clip, a, to the frame above the axle, and is adjustable on the frame to either side of sulky, so that it can bemoved close to the levers if wanted. E is the arched axle, which is made sufficiently wide in the bow to receive one or each bail or clevis provided with a lever for operating the same, the said levers being marked, respectively, I and Il.

On the front clevis, G, are clips d, for receiv ing the front ends of the plow-beams J, and for holding the same securely in position. On the rear clevis, H, is attached a perforated bar, l1., and the plow-beam J is held thereto by a top plate, m, (over each beam,) and bolts or rods n, whereby the plow-beam may be adjusted laterally as well as set at any desired inclination.

The plow-beam is thus supported upon two bails or clevises, which Work separately or independently of each other, so that either end of the plow can be raised or lowered, as required.

I2 is the lever attached to the axle for throwing the same up or down for raising and lowering the wheels. rIhe levers Il I2 Work on opposite sides of one side bar of the frame, between the same and their respective rackbars Ll L2, which are secured to the frame. These levers have spring-pawls p, to take into the notches of the rack-bars and hold the levers stationary. The lever I has a side projection, a', which takes into a side rack, L, for holding the same.

In the construction of the frame A,I prefer to make the same in two pieces, one part, A1, being in the form of an L, and constituting the top and one side of the frame. The other part, Az, is bolted to the lower end of the part A1, and extends forward a suitable distance, when it is turned upward and across to the opposite side, where it turns backward again, and is curved, as shown at A3, and the extreme end curved downward and forming the bearing for that end of the axle. The upper end of the part Al is bolted to the rack L2, the two racks L2 Ll being fastened on opposite sides to the curved parts A3 of the frame.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the arched axle E with opposite crank-spindles b, reversely adjusted by lever I2, and wheels F, with rollers lin their hubs, substantially as and for the bolts n, and the operating-levers I I1 I2, subpurposes herein set forth. stantially as and for the purposes herein set 2. The combination of the arched axle E, forth.

rocked by the lever I2, the two independent In testimony that I claim the foregoing as hails or clevises G H, levers I I, and rackmy own I have hereto axed my signature in bars L L, all constructed and arranged sub presence of two witnesses.

stantially as and for the purposes herein set ARGYLE W TUCKER forth.

3. The combination, with a sulky-frame, of Witnesses:

one or more plow-beams, J, front clevis,G,with W. B. SGRLEY,

clips g, rear clevis, H, with plates h m and W. A. BAXTER, 

